Help! Do the rear speakers really matter that much? Is this the place to economize? Will I hear the difference? What did you do?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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CJM,
Matching the rear speakers is important for movies and really important for good 5.1 Music.
I have the 803s as well, and went with 804s for the rears (yeah I know it is a bit extreme but I am single and can have huge rear speakers if I want to). ;-)
But for most people, I would advise going with the 805s instead of the 705s. The 705s have a strong mid-range sound, and it will stand out quite noticibley (sore thumbish) from the 803s & HTM3. With the 805s, you will notice a difference from the 803s/HTM3, but it will still sound similar.
Regards,
Darrell
P.S. I did demo both the 705s and 805s (2 weeks each at home) as rears... -
CJM,
I don't know very much about B&W speakers, but I would probably stay within the same series. Make sense?
Peace and blessings,
AzekeComment
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I have the 805S and the HTM4S and decided to go with the DM600 S3 for surrounds! While at first I saw them as a temporary solution, I am now seriously considering keeping them! I never listen to 5.1 music, but for movies I think they sound just fine!Marantz SR7005, UD5007; B&W SCMS, Nautilus SCM1; Velodyne SPL-1200RComment
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Like everything in this hobby it comes down to budget, listening habits, how pedantic you happen to be and the quality of the rest of your system. My focus is two channel,although I wanted decent sound on movies also - multi channel music is occasional.
I already had a pair of 705 & a HTM7 so 705 went to the rear, 804s at front. No complaints at all, in fact it was a big step up from my previous setup. Obviously identical speakers all around is ideal for surround content but 705 at the rear is not a big compromise - you can then spend the dollars on better cables or components which could well make more difference, or just save it for a rainy day.
Follow Dccombs path and home demo each if you can afford either. Otherwise be happy that 705 for movies is almost as good - after all the 805 is not a good match for the 803 anyway - different midrange and its a two way - only match is the tweeter and in a surround mix I don't think it is that big a deal.
If you are a real movie head buy 5 805s or 4 805s and a HTM4, plus a decent sub.Mac 8gb SSD Audirvana ->Weiss INT202 firewire interface ->Naim DAC & XPS2 DR->Conrad Johnson CT5 & LP70S-> Vivid B1s. Nordost Valhalla cables & resonance management. (Still waiting for Paul Hynes PS:M)
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I would put the 805s for rear speakers, but if you want to match also FST timbre, I would go with 804s or even 803 for the rear, then you will have the same matching sound for HT and Multichannel music like DVD-A and SACD etc... And with the full effect of the floorstanders with there woofer for bass ,which the 805s would lack too!!
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Thanks, everything has been extremely helpful!Comment
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Hi,
Im in the process of upgrading to the B&W 800 Series.
803s/805s/HTM3s
I cannot afford the classe amplifiers, what would you guys recommend? Ive found a couple of Rotel Amp's 1095 5x200watts, but don't know which processor to use, don't like the rotel... -
So can the jap yamaha 2600 run the 803s/805s? How much power is enough.
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Hey all
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would changing to 805s as rear be an upgrade ?
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